Waiting For Game Start Screen In Arena

[Dyluck]

I don't know whether these are bugs or whether there is some setting or something I just can't find, but when I queue up for an arena game I have a few issues at the "Waiting for game start" screen.

-Sometimes the "bell" sound doesn't ring when a game starts sometimes, if I am looking at another browser tab or window, so I end up missing the start of the game, especially if very few players are available and I'm browsing other things while I wait. I have all my volumes up, and the sound effects work during games, even if I tab away temporarily, so I don't know why the bell just doesn't ring sometimes for the start of the game.

-Whenever an opponent is matched to me, the "waiting" screen comes up and counts down 5 seconds before starting the game, without requiring me to confirm or click "Start Game". But sometimes, if the opponent is apparently not ready, the screen just waits forever saying "Waiting for opponent to click start" or something, and I have to either wait forever, or click "Cancel game start". Why is there this difference that I don't get to "confirm" starting a game, while the system waits for some opponents to "confirm" starting a game?

[Meeplelowda]

I don't know whether these are bugs or whether there is some setting or something I just can't find, but when I queue up for an arena game I have a few issues at the "Waiting for game start" screen.

-Sometimes the "bell" sound doesn't ring when a game starts sometimes, if I am looking at another browser tab or window, so I end up missing the start of the game, especially if very few players are available and I'm browsing other things while I wait. I have all my volumes up, and the sound effects work during games, even if I tab away temporarily, so I don't know why the bell just doesn't ring sometimes for the start of the game.

-Whenever an opponent is matched to me, the "waiting" screen comes up and counts down 5 seconds before starting the game, without requiring me to confirm or click "Start Game". But sometimes, if the opponent is apparently not ready, the screen just waits forever saying "Waiting for opponent to click start" or something, and I have to either wait forever, or click "Cancel game start". Why is there this difference that I don't get to "confirm" starting a game, while the system waits for some opponents to "confirm" starting a game?

There is never a confirm button for Arena, but there is sometimes a bug that causes the "waiting" screen. There is probably a bug report to upvote, but this has been happening for so long that it seems like it is a low priority. I usually wait about 20 seconds, then hit cancel.

[Ze Monstah]

My guess is that sometimes (or always), if one of the players enrolled for an Arena Table goes offline by the time the last player joins, then there is no timer, and the Accept/Decline buttons appear.

So that's what I noticed... only when one of the players goes offline without exiting the Arena table before that.

I hope I'm not mistaken.

[Grey Lord]

I think that waiting screen apears in case when player in still online but in another turn base game.